Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist OPD Pathway - SOLAR Service
| Posting date: | 08 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 September 2025 |
| Location: | Boston, PE22 0QX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9186-25-1056 |
Summary
The successful post-holder will jointly provide clinical leadership for a team approach to supporting individuals to manage the transition to open conditions where personality traits and associated emotional or behavioural instability is likely to interfere with their ability to manage in open conditions. They will identify and assess individuals suitability for the service following a screening process and support the officers to engage the individuals agreeing to work with the service in keywork. The post holder will support with the development of survival plans/ formulations, and support the development of the psychologically informed management of anticipated hurdles. The post holder will provide supervision and consultancy to the team and other departments within the prison (i.e. the Offender Management Unit, Security, and Safer Custody) to develop skills and confidence in working with the individuals engaging with SOLAR. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements but do require presence on site. We support engagement with wider OPD pathway meetings, specifically the PERS Clinical Leads meetings for the sharing of good practice across the PERS services. Support, supervision and line management will be provided by the Consultant Psychologist. The post holder will provide clinical leadership to a small team of NHS and Prison staff to develop and deliver the SOLAR Service. They will work as part of a team to deliver the PERS model for individuals with difficulties arising from trauma and problematic personality traits and most likely to struggle in open conditions. The post holder will contribute to and lead multi-disciplinary team discussions and decision making processes. The post holder will be responsible for engaging with their own supervision and reflective practice and to support team members in offering supervision and reflective practice. The post holder will work in partnership with the Custodial Manager and Head of Function to produce outcome data, audits and evaluation and to liaise with commissioners for performance review as required. They will also work collaboratively to support the development of awareness and psychologically informed working practices and culture within the prison environment. The post holder will work with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist to support the development of the SOLAR service. They will also work with the other OPD pathway clinical leads for services delivered by Nottinghamshire Healthcare. The post holder will liaise with the wider OPD pathway team at a national and regional level. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.